UPDATE: A panel of California Appellate Court justices today rejected Gary Lee Bullock’s bid to overturn his life sentence for the vicious murder of beloved local priest Eric Freed, whose battered body was found in the St. Bernard Church rectory on New Year’s Day 2014. In unusually swift turnaround, the decision came down less than […]
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Bullock Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Priest’s Slaying
Multiple media outlets are reporting that Gary Lee Bullock has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the Jan. 1, 2014 murder of St. Bernard’s Catholic Church pastor Eric Freed. A jury convicted Bullock, 46, of Redway, last month of a host of charges, including first degree murder, torture, residential […]
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Bullock Pulls Insanity Plea, Faces Life in Prison for Priest’s Murder
Multiple media outlets are reporting that, four days after being convicted of murdering and torturing St. Bernard’s Catholic Church pastor Eric Freed, Gary Lee Bullock has withdrawn his not guilty by reason of insanity plea, against the advice of his attorney. According to reports, with the sanity phase of his trial slated to begin this […]
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Bullock Guilty on All Counts
Multiple media outlets are reporting that a jury today has found Gary Lee Bullock guilty on all counts for the 2014 murder and torture of St. Bernard’s Catholic Church pastor Eric Freed. After four days of deliberations, the jury came to the unanimous conclusion that Bullock was guilty of first degree murder, torture, residential burglary, […]
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TL;DR: Five Things You Need to Know from This Week’s Cover Story
Busy week? We get it. Here are five things you need to know from this week’s cover story, “Sanity on Trial.” They might even entice you to read the whole thing. The abrupt resignation of Yurok Tribal Chair James Dunlap last month amid revelations about a murder case in his past, coupled with the ongoing […]
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Former DA Candidate Moves On
Former Humboldt County District Attorney candidate Elan Firpo took her first steps in a new career today, stepping in as a partner in a prominent local firm now known as Zwerdling, Bragg, Mainzer and Firpo. “It’s a new challenge and I’m really looking forward to a new chapter,” said Firpo, who has worked as a […]
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Prosecutor: Murder Conviction Thanks to Bravery of Witnesses
The day after a Humboldt County jury convicted 28-year-old Bodhi Tree of double murder, the prosecutor on the case said the result would not have been possible if not for the courage of several citizens. “There were some civilian witnesses that put their individual safety on the line to testify, and without their testimony we […]